Du Bois Flashcards
1
Q
Post slavery, civil war and reconstruction, why is there still racial conflict in the US?
A
- Under slavery landowners lived side by side with their slaves “the best of both races” each learned that the other was human - now segregation allows racist misconceptions.
2
Q
Post slavery, civil war and reconstruction, why is there still racial conflict in the US?
A
- Black people were trained and selected to be obedient, not to participate in democracy and succeed in the marketplace - it was someones duty to give them guidance and poverty
3
Q
Post slavery, civil war and reconstruction, why is there still racial conflict in the US?
A
- Slave-based agriculture has been replaced with factory work, which exploits both black and white workers - this brutal competition encourages white people to exclude black people
4
Q
Post slavery, civil war and reconstruction, why it there still racial conflict in the US?
A
- Because it has been used unfairly against them, black Americans don’t trust democracy and therefore don’t participate except for personal gain
5
Q
Post slavery, civil war and reconstruction, why is there still racial conflict in the US?
A
- Because Southern policing systems were set up to control black people, they don’t trust law enforcement and are motivated to rebel and seek revenge
